The Liberals’ dumping of Tony Abbott in favour of Malcolm Turnbull appears to have helped contain the swing to give the government an easy win in the Canning byelection. A contest that started as politically…

The Liberal Party created a narrative for candidate Andrew Hastie that helped reduce the role of national politics in the byelection.
AAP/Rebecca Le MaySeptember 17, 2015

Natalie Mast spoke with William Bowe about what the leadership spill means for the Canning byelection, which looms as a test of both new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Julie Bishop, deputy Liberal leader and the most senior minister from Western Australia, has a special interest in the tough Canning byelection contest. Liberal candidate Andrew Hastie, a former SAS officer…

The late Don Randall, former member for Canning.
AAP/Alan PorrittAugust 17, 2015